journalism
Wikipedia founder aims to ‘fix the news’ with crowd-funded website
World
April 26, 2017
Wikipedia founder aims to ‘fix the news’ with crowd-funded website
The founder of online encyclopaedia Wikipedia has announced plans for a crowd-funded news website offering stories by journalists and volunteers…
Council of Europe warns of rising media self-censorship
World
April 20, 2017
Council of Europe warns of rising media self-censorship
Journalists are increasingly resorting to self-censorship to avoid falling foul of the authorities in the face of physical and psychological…
US reporters praise German journalists for questioning Trump
World
March 19, 2017
US reporters praise German journalists for questioning Trump
US President Donald Trump claimed that German news agency reporter Kristina Dunz was interested in "fake news" when she asked…
Al-Ahram chairman fires back at parliament speaker’s blatant accusations
Egypt
March 1, 2017
Al-Ahram chairman fires back at parliament speaker’s blatant accusations
The Egyptian Parliament offered up some harsh criticism of state-owned newspaper al-Ahram, one of the oldest news sources in Egypt, saying…
Trump’s ‘war with the media’ raises questions of trust
World
January 23, 2017
Trump’s ‘war with the media’ raises questions of trust
Donald Trump's "running war" on the media is continuing into his presidency, with statements over the weekend calling into question…
Egyptian media unwittingly harms the national interest: Sisi
Egypt
October 27, 2016
Egyptian media unwittingly harms the national interest: Sisi
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has accused Egyptian media outlets of unintentionally causing harm to Egypt's interests and relations with other…
Award-winning photographer’s powerful story will soon become a Hollywood film
Books
October 10, 2016
Award-winning photographer’s powerful story will soon become a Hollywood film
MacArthur fellow. Pulitzer Prize winner. Hostage. Now Lynsey Addario is going to be Jennifer Lawrence, or rather Jennifer Lawrence is…
In Gaza and West Bank, Palestinian journalists fear squeeze on free press
Middle East
September 19, 2016
In Gaza and West Bank, Palestinian journalists fear squeeze on free press
On Sept. 1, half a dozen Hamas security officials called at the home of Mohammed Othman, a young journalist in…
Street no longer ‘full of laughter’ for Egyptian youth who film sarcastic videos
Egypt
May 9, 2016
Street no longer ‘full of laughter’ for Egyptian youth who film sarcastic videos
“The street is full of laughter,” but not anymore for Atfal al-Shawarei (Arabic for "street children") a group of young…
Russian state news agency Sputnik says site blocked in Turkey
World
April 15, 2016
Russian state news agency Sputnik says site blocked in Turkey
The website of Russian state news agency Sputnik has been blocked in Turkey, its Turkish editor-in-chief said on Friday, shortly…